Anne-Marie Dias Borges (born 18 December 1976) is a Franco-Cape-Verdean journalist and radio and television host. She currently works as a Senior Broadcast Journalist and Presenter for BBC Business TV, position she has held since 2016."Anne-Marie Dias Borges", World Bank (Retrieved 11 April 2021)
Biography Early life and education Anne-Marie Dias Borges was born in Riom, France, on 18 December 1976, daughter of Cape-Verdean parents from the island of Santiago. Her early years were spent between the French Alps and Nice, where she attended high school at Lycée d’Etat Estienne d’Orves, on the French Riviera."Anne-Marie Dias Borges : "Liberer la lumiere qui est en nous pour inspirer les autres", Femmes Au Pluriel, 5 May 2020 (Retrieved 11 April 2021)(in french)
In 1997, she moved to London and obtained in 2000 a Bachelor of Arts in African Studies at the University of London, combined with Development Studies and Portuguese and Japanese from the School of Oriental. She additionally obtained that same year syllabuses in Literature of Portuguese Africa and History of Portuguese Africa from King's College at the University of London in London, United Kingdom."Meninas, acreditem em vocês mesmas", Express Odasil Has, 30 August 2020 (Retrieved 11 April 2021)(in portuguese)
Career Anne-Marie began her career in 2002 at BBC Afrique radio. Recognized for her dynamic personality during her 9 years at this network, she was voted "Most popular presenter" on numerous occasions.
In 2015, she joined Africa24 TV, mostly considered as the African "CNN", in Paris, where she worked as chief information officer and TV Anchor. She notably hosted a weekly political TV debate called "Polititia", a show watched by millions of viewers.
Since 2016, Anne-Marie Dias Borges co-leads the BBC Business French TV team in London, which produces two regular TV shows: Questions d’Argent and Cash Eco (on hold due to COVID-19)."List of 100 Most Influential African Women 2020", Big News Network (BNN), 21 August 2020 (Retrieved 11 April 2021)"Meet the Top 20 Inspirational Women of the African Diaspora Professional Women in Europe (ADIPWE) list 2020", Francine Beleyi (Retrieved 11 April 2021)"Une styliste congolaise utilise la technologie 3D pour faire son show", BBC, 13 August 2020 (Retrieved 11 April 2021)
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Anne-Marie Dias Borges has been the Master of ceremony for many relevant international conferences over the past several years, she has travelled all over the world to host events and manage campaigns. Fluent in French, English, Spanish, Portuguese and Portuguese Creole, she has provided hundreds of hours of live and pre-recorded television, radio, and conference presenting, as well as interviews with key international figures, politicians, and artists, most notably Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and the first African to be chosen as Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Wamkele Keabetswe Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Jean-Pierre Bemba, the former vice-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegalese artist and activist, Youssou N’dour."Africa’s Pulse: Charting the Way Forward", World Bank, 8 October 2020 (Retrieved 11 April 2021)
In April 2021, she hosted the High-Level Virtual Dialogue on Feeding Africa event, a dialogue organized by the African Development Bank under the theme "Leadership to scale up successful innovations" and which seventeen heads of state, governments and multilateral institutions attended."High-Level Virtual Dialogue on Feeding Africa: Leadership to scale up successful innovations", African Development Bank (Retrieved 12 May 2021)"High-Level Virtual Dialogue on Feeding Africa: Leadership to scale up successful innovations", International Fund for Agricultural Development (Retrieved 12 May 2021)
Philanthropic In 2010 and 2011, she has organized two successful anti-drugs campaigns in Cabo Verde, in partnership with the government and the United Nations. One of the highlights of the last campaign was the release of a popular song "Ka bo usa" ("Don’t use"), which she co-wrote with Cape-Verdean Award-winning artist Johnny Ramos.""Ka bo usa", musica contra droga na Cabo-Verde", YouTube, August 19, 2011 (Retrieved April 11, 2021)
Personal life Anne-Marie Dias Borges is resident in England, United Kingdom.
Awards and recognition 2020 : 100 Most influential African Women in Africa (Avance Media)"Anne-Marie Dias Borges on Avance Media Magazine", Avance Media (Retrieved April 11, 2021)"Avance Media Announces 2020 Most Influential African Women List", Business Ghana, August 18, 2020 (Retrieved April 11, 2021) 2020 : 500 Africadoers (Tropics Magazine) 2021 : Top 20 Inspirational Women of the African Diaspora Professional Women in Europe (ADIPWE), ranked sixth."Meet the Top 20 Inspirational Women of the African Diaspora Professional Women in Europe (ADIPWE) list 2020", Francine Beleyi (Retrieved May 12, 2021)
Notable events Year Conference Position Location Notes2015 Rebranding Africa Forum Master of Ceremony Brussels, Belgium Francophonie Economic ForumPanel ModeratorParis, France 2016 African Business Lawyer's Club Conference Rebranding Africa Forum Master of Ceremony Brussels, Belgium 2017 Afrobytes Conference Panel Moderator Paris, France Portuguese Africa, African Conference Invited Guest speaker Cambridge University Believe in Africa Conference Panel Moderator Marrakesh, Morocco Africa Time for a New Deal Conference Master of Ceremony Paris, France International Construction Industry Summit Panel Moderator Dakar, Senegal West African Economic and Monetary ConferenceMaster of Ceremony Lomé, Togo 2019 The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative Summit Abidjan, Ivory Coast Women in Business – Africa CEO Forum Paris, France 2019 Development Finance Forum Abidjan, Ivory Coast Annual Meetings of the World Bank Moderator for IDA-19 New York City 2020 Africa DayMaster of Ceremony Dakar, Senegal World Bank’s J-CAP 2020 Abidjan, Ivory Coast The WAN (Worldwide Afro Network) Show Host 6 webinars by the Africa CEO Forum Master of Ceremony The Quarantine Chronicles with Tim ReidGuest Raw Real Talks with Mariama Camara Launch of "The Pulse" by the World Bank Host Africa50 Innovation ChallengePanelist Gender Equality by African Innovation Week "African Innovation Week 2020– Track B. Gender Equality – Investing in Women and the Women investors 09 Nov", Africa Innovation Week, 17 November 2020 (Retrieved 11 April 2021) African Insurance Awards 2020 Host "The African Insurance Awards 2020: Celebrating Excellence in Insurance", African Reinsurance Corporation, 18 December 2020 (Retrieved 11 April 2021)2021 World Bank's Spring Meetings, Covid-19 "2021 Spring Meetings Opening Press Conference", World Bank, 7 April 2021 (Retrieved 15 April 2021) EU-Africa Green Talks "EU-Africa Green Talks : Africa's green future: new investment pathways towards sustainable, inclusive development", European Investment Bank, 15 April 2021 (Retrieved 15 April 2021) High-Level Virtual Dialogue on Feeding Africa: Leadership to scale up successful innovations
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External links
Anne-Marie Dias Borges on Twitter